Historic Replicas

In the rough and tumble days of the frontier West, lawmen and outlaws alike were only as good as the guns they carried. Slowly but surely, word would spread about the great men and women of the day, and over time, they became legends.  People on both sides of the law were known by their firearms, and in many cases, their weapons became priceless collector’s items (the one Robert Ford used to kill Jesse James was sold at auction for $350,000!).  One gun stands out from the rest, though, and that’s the Colt. 

Founder Samuel Colt had a simple yet unprecedented design: the automatic revolving chamber, which for the first time allowed gunfighters to fire up to six rounds without reloading.  It became the most famous of all Wild West guns, and won many a famous battle.  Billy the Kid favored the .41 Colt Thunderer, a double-action revolver that could fire without having to pull the hammer before each shot (another Colt innovation).  It gave him a distinct advantage over opponents with less advanced firearms.  Famous lawman Bat Masterson used a Colt .45, and did much to enhance the weapon’s reputation.  Outlaws Frank and Jesse James used them too; they are among the greatest figures of the Old West, and for a time, the Colt was synonymous with their names.  It’s no wonder that the Colt western revolver is the most famous weapon of our frontier past.